NEMASKA, EEYOU ISTCHEE, QC, April 8, 2014 /CNW/ - Grand Chief Dr.
Matthew Coon Come expressed his congratulations to Mr. Philippe
Couillard on his clear electoral victory last night. The Cree Nation
looks forward to the resumption of the very positive working
relationship which the Cree Nation has enjoyed previously in working
with the Liberal Government in the past. The Cree Nation and the
previous Liberal Governments have developed very innovative and
collaborative initiatives to address issues of concern, and in so doing
have also established models for principled and pragmatic approaches to
addressing fundamental Aboriginal concerns. Of particular note, is the
historic Governance Agreement negotiated with the previous Liberal
Government under the leadership of Mr. Jean Charest.

In commenting on the results of the election Dr. Coon Come stated: "On
behalf of the entire Cree Nation I wish to congratulate Mr. Couillard
on his victory. We look forward to continuing our efforts to work
together on issues of mutual concern and to do so with the same spirit
of creativity with which we have addressed issues together in the
past. Our collective initiatives have often resulted in solutions
which address Cree concerns, while simultaneously benefitting all the
peoples in our region and which ultimately have been positive for
Quebeckers as a whole. This is the direction we wish to keep going
in."